Terra Invicta (Africa/Asia only) E4:

Compared to normal difficulty, Veteran allows the Alien assault carriers to land several years earlier.

Mercifully, they didn't land the first moment they could, but at last they're here, prepared to express their intentions by putting (robotic) boots on the ground.

Last time, our answer was US armour sporting lasers and railguns.

This time, we haven't got any of that. What we do have are the combined armies of Asia and the middle east, so a lot of post-Soviet style armour and all the foot sloggers you could want.

You can see where I'm going with this....it's time to meet quality with quantity.